Join us every Thursday for an educational experience exploring topics ranging from energy efficiency, solar energy technology, green cleaning products and more. It's FREE!
Epilogue: EcoStores Nebraska's Green Footprint Grows
January 10, 2011
EcoStores Nebraska Video on Lincoln Local
July 2, 2011
July 9, 2011
Craig Steward, manager of EcoStores Nebraska, joins Nick for the program.
March 6, 2012
Lincoln Life blog: From the days when men were men and desks were desks
March 21, 2012
EcoStores Nebraska | 530 W. P Street | Ph. 402 477-3606 | info@ecostoresne.org
Help us transform our landscape into a sustainable and educational garden!
We have tilled the ground along P Street and are almost ready to start planting native grasses and perennials.
We could use some help. Do you have any of the plants listed below that can be split or donated? Do you have any supplies or tools that can be donated?
Plants
Tall Grasses
Big Bluestem
Switchgrass
Indian Grass
Prairie Cordgrass
Medium Grasses
Prairie Dropseed
Sand Lovegrass
Little Bluestem
Canada Wildrye
Short Grasses
Sideoats Grama
Blue Grama
Buffalograss
Flowering
Ornamentals
Black Eyed Susan
Pale Purple Coneflower
Stiff Goldenrod
Dwarf Blue Indigo
Leadplant
Purple Poppy Mallow
New Jersey Tea
Prairie Smoke
Shell Leaf Penstemon
Missouri Primrose
Shrubs
American Hazelnut
Coralberry
Black Chokeberry
Blackhaw Viburnum
Prairie Willow
Staghorn Sumac
More information on our landscape project.
Thanks to everyone who has helped us with our landscape project.
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
Oak Creek Plants and Flowers
Q.P. Ace Hardware - 1401 Superior Street
Judson Irrigation
Ingrid Kirst
Ace Hardware - 27th Street
Tailored Landscapes
John Matzke
Celia Sherman
Russel Bradley
Ayars & Ayars
Dave Kloepfer
Please contact Christine, christine.hunt@ecostoresne.org with donations.
Thank you!
Join us as Casey and his team give a broad overview of The World Energy Project (WEP) before they leave on their next trip to Africa. Learn why and how WEP's clean, sustainable energy systems are the perfect solution to empower a community to develop on its own. The discussion will also focus on the personal feelings of powerlessness when it comes to addressing the global issues of sustainability, energy use, climate change, and what people can do here that will have the biggest impact.
David C. Gosselin, Ph.D., P.G., Director, Environmental Studies and the Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network
Water and water issues impact everyone. Join Dr. Gosselin as he engages attendees in the following questions:
April Segura, Nebraska Friends of Midwives, Vice Chair
In
a world where people are finally catching on to the whole "green"
movement, midwives have been "green" all along. Join April as
she discusses not only the benefits of midwifery care, but how choosing
midwives is more environmentally friendly.
Also, as Nebraska is, unfortunately a little bit behind the times when it comes to midwives, April will bring everyone up-to-date on the legal situation and what NE Friends of Midwives is doing to try to change that, as well as a description of group activities.
http://www.nebraskamidwives.org
Join us as Eric leads the group in a discussion about converting vehicles from regular gas to natural gas and how "green" natural gas is for the environment. He will also share his experience and process of getting an energy loan for the conversion of his business vans to natural gas from the State of Nebraska.
Evrett Lunquist and Ruth Chantry, farmers/co-owners, Common Good Farm
Join us as the folks from Common Good Farms shares their experiences with their certified organic and Biodynamic family farm, located near Raymond, NE. Learn about the diversity of their mom and pop farm: community supported agriculture, pastured egg flock, pastured pork, grass-fed beef and the annual plant sale. They will also discuss why eating local AND organic does more for our environment and economy than you may realize.
Milo Mumgaard, J,D., Senior Policy Aide for Sustainability City of Lincoln Mayor's Office
The City of Lincoln is in the midst of the "Sustainable Lincoln" planning process, in which measurable targets and goals for the City and community are being developed for air, water, land, waste, energy, transportation and community "indicators." The "Sustainable Lincoln" plan will foster concrete action steps towards a more sustainable future.
green.lincoln.ne.gov
John Atkeison, Energy Policy Director, Nebraska Wildlife Federation
What
we decide in 2012 and 2013
will affect our future for the forseeable future and
beyond. Will we sink more money into fixing the old dirty coal-fired
electrical system or will we begin to build the clean renewable system
of the
future? Will we continue to tolerate steadily rising coal prices or take
the more economical price for power offered by modern wind turbines? Will
we choose to continue to spew greenhouse gas pollution like carbon dioxide or
choose to stop quickly enough to avoid the worst consequences of global
warming?
Join in the conversation June 28th. Connect with John on Facebook.
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